Unit6Where’syourpenpalfrom?1.StatusandFunctionThetopicofthisunitisaboutcountries,nationalitiesandlanguages.Suchtopicishelpfultomakestudentsknowabouttheworld.ActivityandProbecanhelpstudentsknowthesituationaroundtheworld.Studentswillbeinterestedinlearningthisunit.Soitcanalsoraisethestudents’learninginterest.(1)Inthefirstperiodstudentswilllearnsomenamesofcountry.Thentheywilllearntoexpresswhereone’spenpalisfromandknowsomethingabouthis/hercountry.ItcanhelpstudentsfindtheirpenpalsandpracticetheirspokenandwrittenEnglish.(2)Inthesecondperiodstudentswilllearnsomecitynamesandtheycanknowwhichcityone’spenpalisfrom.Thiscanhelpstudentsknowsomethingabouthis/hercity.(3)Inthethirdperiodstudentswilllearnsomecitynamesoflanguages.Theycanknowadifferentcountryspeaksadifferentlanguage.Iftheywanttomakefriendscomingfromotherpartsoftheworld,theyshouldlearnsomekindsoflanguages.TheyenabletoknowtheimportanceoflearningEnglishissowidelyusedintheworld.(4)Thevocabularyextensionactivitiesinthefourthperiodintroducesmorewordstostudents.Thisishelpfultoimprovestudents’abilityofreadingandwriting.(5)Allactivitiesinthefifthperiodprovidereadingandwritingpracticeforstudents.InActivity3cstudentswilllearnane-mailintroducinghimselforherself.ThiscanhelpstudentstoimprovetheirwrittenEnglish.TheycanmaketheirfavoritepenpalsbyInternet.(6)Allactivitiesinthelastperiodandtheexercisesoftheworkbookcancheckstudentshowtheymasterthetargetlanguagelearntinthisunit.Ⅱ.TeachingGuidance1.LanguageFunction:(1)Talkaboutcountries,nationalitiesandlanguage.(2)Askandtellwherepeoplelive.(3)Writeletterstoone’spenpal.2.Targetlanguage(1)----Whereisyourpenpalfrom?----She’sfromAustralia.(2)----Wheredoesshelive?----ShelivesinSydney.(3)----Whatlanguagedoesshespeak?----ShespeaksEnglish.Ⅲ.TeachingTime:Sixperiods.TheFirstPeriodⅠ.TeachingAimsandDemands1.KnowledgeObjects:(1)KeyVocabulary:Namesofsomecountriesandcities;penpal(2)Targetlanguage:----Whereisyourpenpalfrom?----She’sfromJapan.----Whereisyourpenpalfrom?----She’sfromAustralia.(3)Listeningskillandcommunicativecompetence.3.MoralObject:BeproudofbeingaChinese.Ⅱ.TeachingKeyPoints:Canada,Japan,theUnitedStates,Australia,China,theUnitedKingdom,penpal,country,liveⅢ.TeachingDifficultPoints:----Whereisyourpenpalfrom?----She’sfromJapan.----Whereisyourpenpalfrom?----She’sfromAustralia.Ⅳ.TeachingMethods:Listeningandtalkingmethods.Pairworks.Ⅴ.TeachingAids:Arecorder.Aprojector.Ablankmapoftheworld.Ⅵ.TeachingProceduresSectionAStepⅠGreetingsT:Goodmorning,everyone!S:Goodmorning,MissLiu,T:Gladtoseeyouagain.S:Gladtoseeyou,too.T:Didyouhaveagoodtimeduringthewintervacation?S:Yes.T:Newtermhasbegun.Youmustworkevenharderthisterm.Nowlet’sbeginourclass.StepⅡWarning-up.FirstshowtheflagsofsomecountriesontheBb.Learnthenamesofthesecountries.SuchasCanada,Japan,theUnitedStates,Australia,China,theUnitedKingdom,Franceandsoon.T:pleaselookattheflagsontheBb.CanyoutellmethenamesofthesecountriesinChinese?S:Yes.StepⅢ1aTeacherbringsoutablankmapoftheworldandputitontheblackboard.T:What’sthis?S:It’samapoftheworld.T:Right.NowI’llasksomeofyoutotellmewherethesecountriesare.Whoarethevolunteers?Teacherasksthemtocometotheblackboardandputthenamecardsofthesecountriesintherightplace.Teachergivessomelittlepresentstothestudentswhogivetherightanswers.T:now,let’slearnmorenewwordsinthisperiod.PleaselookattheBb.Paln.同志,朋友penpal笔友T:Nowopenyourbooks.Lookat1a.I’llplaytherecoding.Pleaserepeatthenamesofthecountries.Tapescript:Canada,France,Japan,theUnitedStates,Australia,Singapore,theUnitedKingdom,China.StepⅣ1bT:Now,you’llhearaconversation.Pleasecirclethenamesofthecountriesthepeoplearetalkingabout.Playtherecordingforthefirsttime.Studentsonlylisten.Thenforasecondtime.Thistimestudentscanfinishthework.Answers:thesecountriesshouldbecircled.Canada,Australia,Japan,Singapore.Tapescript:Boy1:Whereisyourpenpalfrom,Mike?Boy2:He’sfromCanada.Boy1:Really?Mypenpal’sfromAustralia.Howaboutyou,Lily?Where’syourpenpalfrom?Gilr1:She’sfromJapan.WhereisTony’spenpalfrom?Gilr2:Ithinkshe’sfromSingapore.StepⅤ1cPairworksT:Nowreadtheconversationinthepictureafterme.A:Whereisyourpenpalfrom?B:She’sfromJapan.T:Whereisthecoinfrom?S:It’sfromtheUSA.T:Whereisthestampfrom?S:It’sfromChina.T:Whereismywatchfrom?S:It’sfromJapan.……T:Nowlookinyourbackpack.Whereisyourpencilfrom?Yournotebook?Yourcalculators?Pleaseworkinpairs.Askandanswerquestionsaboutwheretheyarefrom.Thenaskstudentstopracticethisconversationinpairs.Afterstudentshavehadachancetopracticetheconversation.Letseveralpairspresentittotheclass.Iftheydowell,givethemlittlepresentstopraisethemforit.(Thisactivityprovidesguidedpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.)StepⅥSummaryTodaywe’velearntthecountrynamesandwherequestionswithfrom.Chinaisabeautifulcountry.TheChinesepeoplearehard-workingandbrave.Theyarefriendlytopeoplefromallovertheworld.WeshouldbeproudtobeChinese.StepⅦHomeworkAfterclassyoucanhavemorepracticeusingthesampleconversation.StepⅧBlackboardDesign.Unit1Where’syourpenpalfrom?Whereisyourpencilfrom?It’sfrom……Whereisyourcalculatorfrom?It’sfrom……TheSecondPeriodⅠ.TeachingAimsandDemands1.Knowledg